The next frontier in reproductive tourism? Genetic modification
Nov 19, 2016 01:00 am UTC| Science
The birth of the first baby born using a technique called mitochondrial replacement, which uses DNA from three people to correct an inherited genetic mutation, was announced on Sept. 27. Mitochondrial replacement or...
The school science curriculum needs input from real, working scientists
Nov 18, 2016 21:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
School science education is important for those who want to pursue a career in the sciences and for those who dont. Sadly, the first category seems to have been the main target for those designing science curricula. Their...
Are aliens trying to tell us something? Brightest burst of radio waves detected
Nov 18, 2016 09:54 am UTC| Science
The search for mysterious fast radio bursts very brief but intense pulses of radio waves from outer space is heating up. Nobody knows what causes these powerful bursts, but some have even speculated that the signals...
Why Pluto may have a large ocean beneath its icy surface
Nov 18, 2016 09:52 am UTC| Science
It may have been more than a year since NASAs New Horizon spacecraft whizzed past Pluto, but the data it captured is still helping space scientists make important new discoveries about the enigmatic dwarf planet. Now two...
Scientists Modified Plant For Better Photosynthesis, Made Crop Yield More Efficient
Nov 18, 2016 06:22 am UTC| Science
Photosynthesis is the way plants convert solar energy into a source of nutrients. Its basically how plants eat. Now, scientists figured out a way to make this process a lot more efficient, thus allowing plants to eat more...
Language matters in science and mathematics - here’s why
Nov 17, 2016 23:40 pm UTC| Science
What do you get when you cross a mafia mobster with a sociologist? An offer you cant understand. Its an old joke, and you could substitute sociologist with just about any other ologist - the broader point being that...
Stephen Hawking Reveals When Humans Will Be Extinct, Relocations Is A Must
Nov 17, 2016 10:00 am UTC| Science
Some experts in the scientific community have expressed their belief that humanity is facing extinction, but no one could say exactly when this would happen, until now. Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking just revealed that...